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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Tokyo, Japan! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Tokyo. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.

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1. Yoyogi Park

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Yoyogi Park is a park in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. It is located adjacent to Harajuku Station and Meiji Shrine in Yoyogikamizonochō. The park is a popular Tokyo destination, especially on Sundays when it is used as a gathering place for Japanese rock music fans, jugglers, comedians, martial arts clubs, cosplayers and other subculture and hobby groups. In spring, thousands of people visit the park to enjoy the cherry blossom during hanami. The landscaped park has picnic areas, bike paths, cycle rentals, public sport courts, and a dog run.

Wikipedia: Yoyogi Park (EN)

2. Hamarikyu Gardens

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Hama-rikyū Gardens is a metropolitan garden in Chūō ward, Tokyo, Japan. Located at the mouth of the Sumida River, it was opened to the public on April 1, 1946. A landscaped garden of 250,216 m² includes Shioiri-no-ike, and the garden is surrounded by a seawater moat filled by Tokyo Bay. It was remodeled as a public garden on the site of a villa belonging to the ruling Tokugawa family in the 17th century.

Wikipedia: Hama-rikyū Gardens (EN)

WWW and WWW X are live event spaces located in Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. WWW is capitalized. In some cases, the place name is written as "Shibuya WWW (WWW X)" or "Shibuya WWW (WWW X)". It is commonly known as "Dub" (WWW) and "Dub X" (WWW X). It is operated by Space Shower Network Co., Ltd.

Wikipedia: WWW (ライブハウス) (JA), Website

4. Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden

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Shinjuku Gyo-en or Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden is a large public garden in Shinjuku and Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally a residence of the Naitō family in the Edo period. It later became a garden under the management of Japan Imperial Household Agency. It is now a national garden under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Environment.

Wikipedia: Shinjuku Gyo-en (EN), Website

5. Imperial Palace

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The Tokyo Imperial Palace is the main residence of the Emperor of Japan. It is a large park-like area located in the Chiyoda district of the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo and contains several buildings including the Fukiage Palace where the Emperor has his living quarters, the main palace where various ceremonies and receptions take place, some residences of the Imperial Family, an archive, museums and administrative offices.

Wikipedia: Tokyo Imperial Palace (EN), Website

6. Shinjuku

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Shinjuku Station is a major railway station in Tokyo, Japan, that serves as the main connecting hub for rail traffic between central/eastern Tokyo and Western Tokyo on the inter-city rail, commuter rail, and subway lines. The station straddles the boundary between the Shinjuku and Shibuya special wards. In Shinjuku, it is in the Nishi-Shinjuku and Shinjuku districts; in Shibuya, it is in the Yoyogi and Sendagaya districts.

Wikipedia: Shinjuku Station (EN)

7. Tokyo National Museum

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The Tokyo National Museum or TNM is an art museum in Ueno Park in the Taitō ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the four museums operated by the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, is considered the oldest national museum in Japan, is the largest art museum in Japan. The museum collects, preserves, and displays a comprehensive collection of artwork and cultural objects from Asia, with a focus on ancient and medieval Japanese art and Asian art along the Silk Road. There is also a large collection of Greco-Buddhist art. As of April 2023, the museum held approximately 120,000 Cultural Properties, including 89 National Treasures, 319 Horyuji Treasures, and 649 Important Cultural Properties. As of the same date, the Japanese government had designated 902 works of art and crafts as National Treasures and 10,820 works of art and crafts as Important Cultural Properties, so the museum holds about 10% of the works of art and crafts designated as National Treasures and 6% of those designated as Important Cultural Properties. The museum also holds 2,651 cultural properties deposited by individuals and organisations, of which 54 are National Treasures and 262 are Important Cultural Properties. Of these, 3,000 cultural properties are on display at one time, with each changing for between four and eight weeks. The museum also conducts research and organizes educational events related to its collection.

Wikipedia: Tokyo National Museum (EN), Website

8. Tokyo Skytree

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Tokyo Skytree

Tokyo Skytree is a broadcasting and observation tower in Sumida, Tokyo. It became the tallest tower in Japan in 2010 and reached its full height of 634 meters (2,080 ft) in March 2011, making it the tallest tower in the world, displacing the Canton Tower, and the third tallest structure in the world after Merdeka 118 and the Burj Khalifa. It is the tallest freestanding tower in the OECD, the G20 and G7 countries.

Wikipedia: Tokyo Skytree (EN), Website

9. 「早稲田大学校歌」の石碑

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Waseda University (早稲田大学), abbreviated as Waseda (早稲田) or Sōdai (早大), is a private research university in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as the Tōkyō Professional School by Ōkuma Shigenobu, the fifth Prime Minister of Japan, the school was formally renamed Waseda University in 1902.

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10. Anamori-Inari shrine

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Anamori Inari Shrine is an Inari shrine located in Haneda, Ota-ku, Tokyo. The deity of the festival is the life of the princess of fertility. In addition to being one of Tokyo's leading Inari shrines, it is also known as a shrine for aviation safety, travel safety, and airport protection due to its history of being enshrined in Haneda Airport, the belief in flight safety that has continued since the Taisho era at the dawn of aviation, and its location as the shrine closest to the airport.

Wikipedia: 穴守稲荷神社 (JA)

11. Tenshudai (Donjon)

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Tenshudai (Donjon)

Edo Castle is a flatland castle that was built in 1457 by Ōta Dōkan in Edo, Toshima District, Musashi Province. In modern times it is part of the Tokyo Imperial Palace in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is therefore also known as Chiyoda Castle . Tokugawa Ieyasu established the Tokugawa shogunate there, and it was the residence of the shōgun and the headquarters of the military government during the Edo period (1603–1867) in Japanese history. After the resignation of the shōgun and the Meiji Restoration, it became the Tokyo Imperial Palace. Some moats, walls and ramparts of the castle survive to this day. However, the grounds were more extensive during the Edo period, with Tokyo Station and the Marunouchi section of the city lying within the outermost moat. It also encompassed Kitanomaru Park, the Nippon Budokan Hall and other current landmarks of the surrounding area.

Wikipedia: Edo Castle (EN)

12. Mitaka Forest Ghibli Museum

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The Ghibli Museum is a museum showcasing the work of the Japanese animation studio Studio Ghibli. It is located in Inokashira Park in Mitaka, a western city of Tokyo, Japan. The museum combines features of a children's museum, technology museum, and a fine arts museum, and is dedicated to the art and technique of animation. Features include a replica of the Catbus from My Neighbor Totoro (1988), a café, bookstore, rooftop garden, and a theater for exclusive short films by Studio Ghibli.

Wikipedia: Ghibli Museum (EN), Website

13. Toyoko Inn Shinjuku Kabukicho

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Kabukichō is an entertainment district in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. Kabukichō is considered a red-light district with a high concentration of host and hostess clubs, love hotels, shops, restaurants, and nightclubs, and is often called the "Sleepless Town". Shinjuku Golden Gai, famous for its plethora of small bars, is part of Kabukichō.

Wikipedia: Kabukichō (EN)

14. Sensō-ji

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Sensō-ji

Sensō-ji , is an ancient Buddhist temple in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. It is Tokyo's oldest-established temple, and one of its most significant. It is dedicated to Kannon, the bodhisattva of compassion. Structures in the temple complex include the main hall, a five-story pagoda and large gates. It is the most widely visited religious site in the world with over 30 million visitors annually.

Wikipedia: Sensō-ji (EN), Website

15. Meiji Jingu Shrine

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Meiji Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Shibuya, Tokyo, that is dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife, Empress Shōken. The shrine does not contain the emperor's grave, which is located at Fushimi-momoyama, south of Kyoto.

Wikipedia: Meiji Shrine (EN), Website

16. 感応寺

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Kannoji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Ichinoe 7-chome, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo, and the mountain name is also called Ekuyama and Renko-in. He opened the mountain in the second year of Genkyu (1205), and converted from Shingon Buddhism to Nichiren Buddhism in the first year of Shōō (1288). Kaiki was Nisshin, who inherited the third generation of Minobusan Kuonji. There is the oldest existing bell in Edogawa Ward (designated tangible cultural property).

Wikipedia: 感応寺 (江戸川区) (JA)

17. Ueno Zoological Gardens

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The Ueno Zoo is a 14.3-hectare (35-acre) zoo, managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and located in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan. It is Japan's oldest zoo, opened on March 20, 1882. It is served by Ueno Station, Keisei Ueno Station and Nezu Station, with convenient access from several public transportation networks. The Ueno Zoo Monorail, the first monorail in the country, connected the eastern and western parts of the grounds, however the line was suspended from 2019 onwards due to ageing infrastructure until being announced as closing permanently on 27 December 2023.

Wikipedia: Ueno Zoo (EN), Website

18. NHK Studio Park

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NHK Studio Park was a tourist facility located in the NHK Broadcasting Center in Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. In 1965, it was opened as a "visitor course", and in 1985 it was renamed "NHK Exhibition Plaza", and on March 22, 1995, as part of the 70th anniversary of broadcasting, it was renewed and opened as a viewer experience type. It closed in May 2020 due to the reconstruction plan of the broadcasting center. His nickname and abbreviation is Stapa.

Wikipedia: NHKスタジオパーク (JA)

19. Tokyo Takarazuka Theater

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Tokyo Takarazuka Theater

Tokyo Takarazuka Theater was the home theater of the Takarazuka Revue Company in Tokyo, located at 1-12 Yurakucho in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo from January 1, 1934 to December 29, 1997, and a movie theater owned by Toho. Also known as: Takarazuka Kaikan. On the site stands the Tokyo Takarazuka Building, which owns the second-generation theater.

Wikipedia: 東京宝塚劇場 (JA), Website, Website

20. 津田梅子墓所

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津田梅子墓所

Tsuda Umeko was a Japanese educator who founded Tsuda University. She was the daughter of Tsuda Sen, an agricultural scientist, and at the age of 7, she became Japan's first female exchange student, traveling to the U.S. on the same ship as the Iwakura Mission.

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21. National Museum of Nature and Science

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The National Museum of Nature and Science is in the northeast corner of Ueno Park in Tokyo. The museum has exhibitions on pre-Meiji science in Japan. It is the venue of the taxidermied bodies of the legendary dogs Hachikō and Taro and Jiro. A life-size blue whale model and a steam locomotive are also on display outside.

Wikipedia: National Museum of Nature and Science (EN)

22. 児玉源太郎の墓

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児玉源太郎の墓

Viscount Kodama Gentarō was a Japanese general in the Imperial Japanese Army and a government minister during the Meiji period. He was instrumental in establishing the modern Imperial Japanese military.

Wikipedia: Kodama Gentarō (EN)

23. Kan'ei-ji Temple

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Tōeizan Kan'ei-ji Endon-in (東叡山寛永寺円頓院) is a Tendai Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1625 during the Kan'ei era by Tenkai, in an attempt to emulate the powerful religious center Enryaku-ji, in Kyoto. The main object of worship is Yakushirurikō Nyorai (薬師瑠璃光如来).

Wikipedia: Kan'ei-ji (EN), Website

24. Takao-san Yakuo-in Yuki-ji Temple

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Takao Mr./Ms. Yakuoin is a temple located on Mount Takao in Hachioji City, Tokyo. It is one of the three main temples of the Kanto region of the Shingon sect of Chizan. The official name of the temple is Mt. Takao Yakuoin Yuki-ji, but it is generally referred to simply as "Mt. Takao" or "Mt. Takao Yakuo-in". The cedar trees in the Yakuo-in Temple and the approach to the temple have been selected as one of the 88 views of Hachioji.

Wikipedia: 高尾山薬王院 (JA)

25. Site of Ōoku

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Site of Ōoku

The Ōoku was historically the women's quarters of Edo Castle, the section where the women connected to the reigning shōgun resided. Similar areas in the castles of powerful daimyō, such as the Satsuma Domain, were also referred to by this term.

Wikipedia: Ōoku (EN)

26. Unyō Maru

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Unyō Maru

Un'yō was a Taiyō-class escort carrier originally built as Yawata Maru (八幡丸), one of three Nitta Maru-class cargo liners built in Japan during the late 1930s. She was transferred to the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the Pacific War, renamed, and was converted into an escort carrier in 1942. The ship spent most of her service ferrying aircraft, cargo and passengers to various bases in the Pacific. Un'yō was badly damaged by an American submarine in early 1944. After repairs were completed in June, the ship resumed transporting aircraft and cargo. During a return voyage from Singapore in September, she was sunk by the submarine USS Barb.

Wikipedia: Japanese aircraft carrier Un'yō (EN)

27. Shiodome Sio-Site

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Shiodome Sio-Site Photo by Chris 73 / CC BY-SA 3.0

Shiodome is an area in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, located adjacent to Shinbashi and Ginza, near Tokyo Bay and the Hamarikyu Gardens. Formerly a railway terminal, Shiodome has been transformed into one of Tokyo's most modern areas. It is a collection of 11 tiny town districts or cooperative zones, but generally there are three main areas:The Shiodome Sio-Site (シオサイト), a collection of skyscrapers containing mostly businesses, hotels, and restaurants. Its thirteen skyscrapers house the headquarters of All Nippon Airways, Dentsu, Fujitsu, JSR, Mitsui Chemicals, Nippon Express, Nippon TV, Sega Sammy Holdings and Softbank. The western district, located west of the JR tracks and populated by European-style buildings. The southern extension, east of the JR tracks from Hamamatsucho 1-chome. This area is for residential use, and there are three tall apartment buildings located there, along with a small park.

Wikipedia: Shiodome (EN)

28. 二宮金次郎像

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Ninomiya Sontoku , also known as Ninomiya Kinjirō, was a Japanese agriculturalist. He lost his parents when he was a boy, but through hard work and diligence, he rebuilt his fallen family at the age of 20. Later, he rebuilt approximately 600 villages and became a shogunate retainer. His ideas and actions were inherited as the Hōtokusha Movement.

Wikipedia: Ninomiya Sontoku (EN)

29. Zojo-ji

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Zōjō-ji (増上寺) is a Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan. It is the main temple of the Jōdo-shū Chinzei sect of Buddhism in the Kantō region,. Its mountain name is San'en-zan (三縁山).

Wikipedia: Zōjō-ji (EN), Website

30. Tamarokuto Science Center

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Tama Rokuto Science Museum is a science museum located at 5-10-64 Shibakubo-cho, Nishitokyo-shi, Tokyo. It has one of the largest planetariums in the world. It is established by the Tama Rokuto Science Museum Association, which is a partial administrative union consisting of Kodaira City, Higashimurayama City, Kiyose City, Higashi-Kurume City, and Nishitokyo City.

Wikipedia: 多摩六都科学館 (JA)

31. 田無タワー

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Sky Tower Nishi Tokyo is a 195-meter-tall multi-purpose radio tower located in Shibakubo-cho 5-chome, Nishitokyo-shi, Tokyo. The tentative name before the official name was decided, and the name of the corporation that operates the tower is Tanashi Tower, and it is still called by this name locally.

Wikipedia: スカイタワー西東京 (JA)

32. 九品山 唯在念佛院 浄真寺

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Kuhonbutsu Joshinji Temple is a temple of the Jodo sect located in Okuzawa 7-chome, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo. The name of the mountain is "Kujinzan", and the official name is "Jiujinzan Yui Nen Buddha Temple". The "Kuhonbutsu" refers primarily to the nine statues of Amida Nyorai enshrined in the temple, as described below, but it is generally the common name of the temple. In turn, it is also used to refer to the area around the temple.

Wikipedia: 九品仏浄真寺 (JA), Website

33. Denzuin Temple

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Denzuin Temple 三人日 / CC BY-SA 4.0

Dentsuin is a temple of the Jodo sect located on a hill in Koishikawa 3-chome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo. The official name of the temple is Muryozan Dentsuin Jukyoji Temple. Or Koishikawa Dentsuin. Bodhi Temple of the Tokugawa Shogun Family. The twelfth temple of the Edo 33 Kannon Temple.

Wikipedia: 伝通院 (JA)

34. Nishiarai-Daishi

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Sojiji Temple is a temple of the Toyoyama sect of the Shingon sect located in Nishiarai 1-chome, Adachi-ku, Tokyo, and is widely known by the common name of Nishiarai Daishi. The name of the mountain is called Gochiyama, and the name of the temple is called Gochizan Henshoin Temple. Since ancient times, it has also been called "Koyasan in the Kanto region". A fair is held on the 21st of every month.

Wikipedia: 總持寺 (足立区) (JA), Website

35. 蓮光寺

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Renkō-ji is a Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan. It is assumed to be the purported location of the ashes of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian revolutionary, which have been preserved since September 18, 1945. The small, well-preserved temple was established in 1594 inspired by the God of Wealth and Happiness. It belongs to the Nichiren sect of Buddhism that believes that human salvation lies only in the Lotus Sutra.

Wikipedia: Renkō-ji (EN)

36. National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (MOMAT)

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The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo , also known as MOMAT, is the foremost museum collecting and exhibiting modern Japanese art. The museum, in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, is known for its collection of 20th-century art and includes Western-style and Nihonga artists. It has a branch, the National Crafts Museum, in the city of Kanazawa.

Wikipedia: National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (EN), Website

37. Tokyo Sea Life Park

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Tokyo Sea Life Park is a public aquarium located in Kasai Rinkai Park in Edogawa Ward, Tokyo. Its predecessor was the Ueno Aquarium, which was set up in Ueno Zoo. The building was designed by Yoshio Taniguchi. The aquarium is accredited as a Museum-equivalent facilities by the Museum Act from Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

Wikipedia: Tokyo Sea Life Park (EN), Website

38. Tokyo Japan Temple

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The Tokyo Japan Temple is the 20th constructed and 18th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Located in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, it was the first temple built in Asia, being dedicated in 1980. It has a compact style that was a precursor for later buildings in urban areas, such as the Hong Kong China and Manhattan New York temples.

Wikipedia: Tokyo Japan Temple (EN)

39. Hozomon Gate

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The Hōzōmon is the inner of two large entrance gates that ultimately leads to the Sensō-ji in Asakusa, Tokyo. A two-story gate (nijūmon), the Hōzōmon's second story houses many of the Sensō-ji's treasures. The first story houses two statues, three lanterns and two large sandals. It stands 22.7 metres (74 ft) tall, 21 metres (69 ft) wide, and 8 metres (26 ft) deep.

Wikipedia: Hōzōmon (EN)

40. サレジオ教会

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Catholic Himonya Church is a church and its cathedral in the Catholic Diocese of Tokyo, located in Himonya, Meguro-ku, Tokyo. It was built by the Salesians in 1954 as the "Basilica of Mr./Ms. Mary in Edo" and was subsequently entrusted with its operation. It is known as the Salesian Church.

Wikipedia: カトリック碑文谷教会 (JA)

41. 諏訪神社

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Suwa Shrine is a shrine located in Shibasaki-cho, Tachikawa, Tokyo. It is also called Tachikawa Suwa Shrine with the name of the place. It is considered to be a famous shrine for lion dance and sumo wrestling.

Wikipedia: 諏訪神社 (立川市柴崎町) (JA)

42. The Baseball Hall of Fame And Museum

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The Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a baseball museum in Japan and a public interest incorporated foundation that operates it. The name of the corporation is the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. It is located in the Tokyo Dome in Koraku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, and has the Baseball Hall of Fame in the building.

Wikipedia: 野球殿堂博物館 (日本) (JA)

43. New National Theatre

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The New National Theatre, Tokyo (NNTT) is Japan's first and foremost national centre for the performing arts, including opera, ballet, contemporary dance and drama. It is located in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo. Since 1997 more than 650 productions were staged. There are about 300 performances per season with approximately 200,000 theatergoers. The centre has been praised for its architecture and state-of-the-art modern theatre facilities, which are considered among the best in the world. In 2007, the NNTT was branded with the advertising slogan: Opera Palace, Tokyo.

Wikipedia: New National Theatre Tokyo (EN), Website

44. Theatre Creation

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Theater Creator is a theater located in the Hibiya district of Yurakucho in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. It is located on the 1st floor and the 1st and 2nd basement floors of the 18-story Toho Theater Creator Building.

Wikipedia: シアタークリエ (JA), Website

45. Fukagawa Fudoson Temple

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Naritasan Tokyo Betsuin Fukagawa Fudodo is a temple of the Chizan sect of Shingon Buddhism located in Tomioka, Koto-ku, Tokyo, and a Tokyo Betsuin of Naritasan Shinshoji Temple in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is commonly known as Fukagawa Fudoson, Fukagawa Fudodo.

Wikipedia: 成田山東京別院深川不動堂 (JA)

46. Kyu Shiba Rikyu Garden

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The Kyū Shiba Rikyū Garden (旧芝離宮恩賜庭園), also known as Kyū Shiba Rikyū Onshi Teien is a public garden and former imperial garden in Minato ward, Tokyo, Japan. The garden is one of four surviving Edo-period clan gardens in Tokyo, the others being Koishikawa Kōraku-en, Rikugi-en, and Hama Rikyu Garden. Kyū Shiba Rikyū is often regarded as the most beautifully designed garden in Tokyo, and was once called the "most beautiful" scene in Japan.

Wikipedia: Kyū Shiba Rikyū Garden (EN)

47. Suntory Hall

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The Suntory Hall (サントリーホール) is a concert venue in the central Akasaka district of Tokyo, Japan. Part of the Ark Hills complex, it consists of a main concert hall, widely considered one of the finest in the world for its acoustics – Herbert von Karajan called it “a jewel box of sound” – and a smaller side-hall for chamber music. Its roof is an extended, tiered, landscape garden. Construction began in the late 1970s and the facility opened in October 1986.

Wikipedia: Suntory Hall (EN)

48. Edo Tokyo Museum

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The Edo-Tokyo Museum is a historical museum located at 1-4-1 Yokoami, Sumida-Ku, Tokyo in the Ryogoku district. The museum opened in March 1993 to preserve Edo's cultural heritage, and features city models of Edo and Tokyo between 1590 and 1964. It was the first museum built dedicated to the history of Tokyo. Some main features of the permanent exhibitions are the life-size replica of the Nihonbashi, which was the bridge leading into Edo; scale models of towns and buildings across the Edo Meiji, and Showa periods; and the Nakamuraza theatre.

Wikipedia: Edo-Tokyo Museum (EN), Website

49. Aqua Park Shinagawa

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Aqua Park ShinagawaDick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan / CC BY 2.0

Maxell Aqua Park Shinagawa, formerly Epson Aqua Park Shinagawa, Epson Shinagawa Aqua Stadium is a public aquarium located inside the Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Minato, Tokyo. It can be accessed from Shinagawa Station. It is a member of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA).

Wikipedia: Aqua Park Shinagawa (EN), Website

50. Mori Art Museum

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Mori Art Museum Matt Lucht / CC BY 2.0

The Mori Art Museum is a contemporary art museum founded by the real estate developer Minoru Mori. It is located in the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower in the Roppongi Hills complex, a commercial, cultural, and residential mega-complex in Tokyo, Japan. The museum's primary focus is large-scale international exhibitions of contemporary art, though it also has a permanent collection of art from Japan and the wider Asia Pacific region.

Wikipedia: Mori Art Museum (EN), Website

51. Oji-Inari-jinja Shrine

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Oji Inari Shrine is a shrine located in Kishimachi, Kita-ku, Tokyo. He has a tradition with the Soji of Inari in the Thirty-Three Kingdoms of the Eastern Kingdom, and is also famous for the folk tale "The Prince's Foxfire" and the rakugo "The Prince's Fox".

Wikipedia: 王子稲荷神社 (JA)

52. 愛宕山

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Mt. Atago is a hilly area located in Atago, Minato-ku, Tokyo. In the precincts of Atago Shrine in the area, there is a triangular point of the third magnitude, and an altitude of 25.7 m is recorded. It is the highest natural mountain in Tokyo's 23 wards.

Wikipedia: 愛宕山 (東京都港区) (JA)

53. Gas science museum

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Gas science museum

The Gas Science Museum is a hands-on and participatory science museum located in Toyosu 6-chome, Koto-ku, Tokyo, that introduces the role and characteristics of gas. It is operated by Tokyo Gas, and its nickname is "Gasutenani", which is a play on "What is gas?" Fuel cells are used to reduce power consumption, and about half of the total electricity is covered by fuel cells. All signboard logos are written in hiragana, and the "su"? , to "to"! It is hidden in plain sight.

Wikipedia: ガスの科学館 (JA), Website

54. Shinagawa Shrine

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Shinagawa Shrine is a shrine located in Kita-Shinagawa 3-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo. It is also one of the ten companies in Tokyo as a former associate royal shrine. In addition, as one of the seven lucky gods of the East Sea, it enshrines Daikokuten.

Wikipedia: 品川神社 (JA)

55. 本行寺

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本行寺

Hongyoji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located on Ike, Ota-ku, Tokyo. The name of the mountain is Changchongshan. It is the head of the children's temple of Ikegami Honmonji Temple, and is one of the three Ikegami houses along with Shoei-in and Rikai-in. Ikegami and Akira Ohbo's character law.

Wikipedia: 本行寺 (大田区) (JA)

56. Shinjuku Golden Gai

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Shinjuku Golden Gai is a district of Kabukicho within Shinjuku, a special ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is composed of a network of six narrow alleys, connected by even narrower passageways which are about wide enough for a single person to pass through. Over 200 tiny shanty-style bars, clubs and eateries are squeezed into this area.

Wikipedia: Shinjuku Golden Gai (EN)

57. Hibiya Park

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Hibiya Park is a park in Chiyoda City, Tokyo, Japan. It covers an area of 161,636.66 m2 between the east gardens of the Imperial Palace to the north, the Shinbashi district to the southeast and the Kasumigaseki government district to the west.

Wikipedia: Hibiya Park (EN)

58. Kanda-myōjin

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Kanda Shrine , is a Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The shrine dates back 1,270 years, but the current structure was rebuilt several times due to fire and earthquakes. It is situated in one of the most expensive estate areas of Tokyo. Kanda Shrine was an important shrine to both the warrior class and citizens of Japan, especially during the Edo period, when shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu paid his respects at Kanda Shrine. Due in part to the proximity of the Kanda Shrine to Akihabara, the shrine has become a mecca for technophiles who frequent Akihabara.

Wikipedia: Kanda Shrine (EN), Website

59. Asakusa Hanayashiki

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Asakusa Hanayashiki

Hanayashiki is an amusement park in Asakusa, Taitō, Tokyo that has operated since 1853. It is operated by Hanayashiki Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings. It is claimed to be the oldest amusement park in Japan. One of the unofficial mascots of the park is the Panda Car (パンダカー).

Wikipedia: Hanayashiki (EN), Website

60. Jōren Temple

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Jorenji Temple is a temple of the Jodo sect located in Akatsuka 5-chome, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo. It is known for having the Great Buddha of Tokyo (also known as the Great Buddha of Akatsuka). "Tokyo Great Buddha" is also another name for the temple. Every year, many residents of the surrounding area and residents of the Takashimadaira Housing Complex visit the shrine, making it one of the busiest places in Itabashi Ward.

Wikipedia: 乗蓮寺 (JA)

61. Mt. Hakone Yama

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Mt. Hakone Yama

Mt. Hakone is a man-made mountain (Tsukiyama) with the highest elevation on the Yamanote Line, located in Toyama 2-chome, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo. The level point at the summit is 44.6 meters above sea level. Located in Toyama Park, it is a place of relaxation for nearby residents and vacationers.

Wikipedia: 箱根山 (新宿区) (JA)

62. Sengakuji Temple

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Sengaku-ji (泉岳寺) is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Sōtō school of Japanese Zen located in the Takanawa neighborhood of Minato-ku, near Sengakuji Station and Shinagawa Station, Tokyo, Japan. It was one of the three major Sōtō temples in Edo during the Tokugawa shogunate, and became famous through its connection with the Akō incident of the forty-seven Rōnin in the 18th century.

Wikipedia: Sengaku-ji (EN)

63. Shiofune Kannon Temple

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Shiofune Kannonji Temple is the main temple of the Shingon sect of the Daigo sect located in Shiofune, Ome City, Tokyo. The name of the mountain is Mt. Daisashi. Kanto 88 Sacred Sites No. 72, Higashikoku Hananoji Temple Hyakugaji Tokyo No. 13, Okutama Shin Shikoku 88 Sacred Sites No. 59. Chant "Wasuruzu mo Michibi Kitamae Kanzeon Guzei no Fune ni Ryūm"

Wikipedia: 塩船観音寺 (JA), Website

64. Kasai Rinkai Park

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Kasai Rinkai Park is a park in Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan, it contains Diamond and flower ferris wheel, form the tallest ferris wheel in the world. which officially opened on 1 June 1989. The park includes a bird sanctuary and the Tokyo Sea Life Park aquarium. It was built on reclaimed land which includes two manmade islands, an observation deck and a hotel. It is the second-largest park in the 23 wards of Tokyo.

Wikipedia: Kasai Rinkai Park (EN)

65. Nitta Jinja Shrine

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Nitta Shrine (新田神社) is a Shinto shrine located in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan. The shrine is dedicated to the memory of the 14th-century samurai, Nitta Yoshioki. He was enshrined there because his death was believed to have been caused by treachery, and those responsible were believed to have suffered a cursed fate. The shrine was built to calm his spirit. In addition to its historical and spiritual significance, the shrine has become a popular destination for worshippers seeking love.

Wikipedia: Nitta Shrine (Ōta) (EN), Website

66. Arakawa Yuen Amusement Park;Arakawa Yuen (Amusement Park)

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Arakawa Yuen Amusement Park;Arakawa Yuen (Amusement Park)

Arakawa Amusement Park is an amusement park located at 6-35-11 Nishioku, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo. It was closed for a long time due to construction from December 1, 2018 (Heisei 30), but reopened on April 21, 2022 (Reiwa 4).

Wikipedia: あらかわ遊園 (JA)

67. 旧多摩聖蹟記念館

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The Former Tama Seiki Memorial Hall is a historical building and exhibition facility located in Renkoji Temple, Tama City, Tokyo. It is located in Tokyo Metropolitan Sakuragaoka Park. It was made in 1930 (Showa 5) to commemorate Emperor Meiji's visit to this area, and was renovated and renamed in the late Showa period. It is a designated cultural property of Tama City and an important historical building in the landscape of Tokyo.

Wikipedia: 旧多摩聖蹟記念館 (JA)

68. 勝光院

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Shokoin is a temple of the Soto sect located in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo. It was originally the Rinzai sect of Kenchoji sect. The name of the mountain is Mt. Enmei. Bodhi temple of the lord of Setagaya Kira.

Wikipedia: 勝光院 (JA)

69. Toyama Park

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Toyama Koen is a metropolitan park in Shinjuku -ku, Tokyo. The site is completely divided into the Okubo area (west side) and the Hakone Mountains (east side) across Meiji -dori. The place name is Toyama 2 -chome, Sanchome and Okubo Sanchome.

Wikipedia: 戸山公園 (JA)

70. Mouri Garden

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Mori Kai Mori Residence Ruins is a historic site located in Roppongi 6-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo. Lord of Nagato Nagafu (present-day Shimonoseki Mayor's Office, Yamaguchi Prefecture. It is the site of the Azabu Kami mansion of Mori Tsunamoto, which was a branch of the Mori family of the Choshu Domain.

Wikipedia: 毛利甲斐守邸跡 (JA)

71. Yūshūkan Japanese military & war museum

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The Yūshūkan is a Japanese military and war museum located within Yasukuni Shrine in Chiyoda, Tokyo. As a museum maintained by the shrine, which is dedicated to the souls of soldiers who died fighting on behalf of the Emperor of Japan including convicted war criminals, the museum contains various artifacts and documents concerning Japanese war casualties and military activity from the start of the Meiji Restoration to the end of World War II. The museum was established in 1882, and describes itself as the first and oldest war and military museum in Japan. It has attracted controversy for its revisionism of Japan's wartime actions and militaristic past.

Wikipedia: Yūshūkan (EN)

72. 行善寺

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Gyozenji Temple is a temple of the Jodo sect located in Seta 1-chome, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo. The detailed name is Shishiyama Saikoin Gyozenji. It faces the Oyama Highway (Yagurasawa Return) and is located in a corner of the area that is said to be the ruins of Seta Castle and the ruins of Seta Castle, where Nagasaki, a vassal of the Odawara Hojo family, lived.

Wikipedia: 行善寺 (世田谷区) (JA)

73. The Sumida Hokusai Museum

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The Sumida Hokusai Museum of Art is a public art museum located in Kamezawa, Sumida-ku, Tokyo. It opened on November 22, 2016. It is said that Katsushika Hokusai, a ukiyo-e artist of the late Edo period, lived his life in the Honjo neighborhood (a corner of present-day Sumida Ward), and that he was born in the Honjo wari sewage system. Kamezawa, which is located on the line of the current "Hokusai Street", which corresponds to the "Minamiwari sewage" at that time, was also included in the related land, so it was established in this area.

Wikipedia: すみだ北斎美術館 (JA), Website

74. Tokyo Dome City Hall

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The Tokyo Dome City Hall is a facility for sports, fashion shows, circuses, and live music, located inside Tokyo Dome City in Tokyo, Japan. It is on the opposite corner of the Tokyo Dome, and hosts a variety of events at any given time. When the naming rights to the hall were held by Japan Credit Bureau (JCB) between March 19, 2008 to March 30, 2011, it was officially known as JCB Hall.

Wikipedia: Tokyo Dome City Hall (EN), Website

75. Yomiuri Land

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Yomiuriland is an amusement park in Inagi, Tokyo, Japan that first opened in 1964. It is situated on hillsides, and features rides such as roller coasters and water flumes. It is home to Yomiuri Giants Stadium, one of the training fields for the Yomiuri Giants baseball team, and was the primary training ground before Tokyo Dome was completed. It is operated and run by the Yomiuri Group, the parent of media conglomerate Yomiuri Shimbun. A bath house was constructed to attract more senior citizens.

Wikipedia: Yomiuriland (EN), Website

76. Shibadaijingu

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Shibadaijingu KENPEI / CC BY-SA 3.0

Shibadai Jingu Shrine is a shrine located at 1-chome, Shibadaimon, Minato-ku, Tokyo. It is one of the ten companies in Tokyo that was once considered an associate royal shrine, and its former status was Fusha.

Wikipedia: 芝大神宮 (JA)

77. Hie Shrine

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The Hie Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Nagatachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Its June 15 Sannō Matsuri is one of the three great Japanese festivals of Edo. Other names for the shrine include Hiyoshi Sannō-sha, Hiyoshi Sannō Daigongen-sha, Edo Sannō Daigongen, Kōjimachi Sannō, Sannō-sha, and Sannō-sama.

Wikipedia: Hie Shrine (EN)

78. The National Art Center, Tokyo

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The National Art Center (NACT) is a museum in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. A joint project of the Agency for Cultural Affairs and the National Museums Independent Administrative Institution, it stands on a site formerly occupied by a research facility of the University of Tokyo.

Wikipedia: The National Art Center, Tokyo (EN), Website

79. Kobotoke Pass Peak 560m

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Kobotoke Pass Peak 560m

Kobutsu Pass is a mountain pass located between Uratakao Town, Hachioji City, Tokyo and Midori Ward, Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture. A watershed that separates the Tama River system from the Sagami River system. The altitude is 548m. Near the end of the roadway on the Hachioji side, there is a level marker (369.51m) No. 113.

Wikipedia: 小仏峠 (JA)

80. 梅田稲荷神社

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Umeda Inari Shrine is a shrine located in Umeda, Adachi-ku, Tokyo. It is said that the shrine was built by Shida Sensei Yoshihiro. The water bowl in the temple grounds is inscribed with the date September of the first year of Bunkyu (1861). It was destroyed by fire in the war and rebuilt.

Wikipedia: 梅田稲荷神社 (足立区) (JA)

81. Kisshoin Temple

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Kisshoin Temple

Kichijoin is a temple of the Shingon sect of the Toyoyama sect located in Honkinishi-cho, Adachi-ku, Tokyo. The mountain name is Fuchie Mountain (Fuchie Mr./Ms.). The name of the temple is Seikokuji. The honzon is Kongo Kai Dainichi Nyorai.

Wikipedia: 吉祥院 (足立区) (JA)

82. Rikugi Garden

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Rikugi-en is a Tokyo metropolitan park in Bunkyō-ku. The name Rikugi-en means "Garden of the Six Principles", referring to the six elements in waka poetry, based on the traditional division of Chinese poetry into six categories. The gardens consist of a small pond, trees, and a hill.

Wikipedia: Rikugi-en Gardens (EN)

83. Bandit

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Bandit is a steel roller coaster located at Yomiuriland in the city of Inagi, near Tokyo, Japan. Built in 1988 by the TOGO company, it was the fastest roller coaster in the world when it was built. It lost the record to Magnum XL-200 at Cedar Point one year later.

Wikipedia: Bandit (Yomiuriland) (EN)

84. Wakasu Seaside Park

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Wakasu Seaside Park Kamemaru2000 / CC BY-SA 3.0

Wakasu Seaside Park is a metropolitan marine park (Tokyo Metropolitan Port Local Jurisdiction) facing Tokyo Bay, located in Wakasu 3-chome, Koto-ku, Tokyo. There are golf links (golf courses) and sea fishing spots, and various leisure facilities along with the adjacent Wakasu Park.

Wikipedia: 若洲海浜公園 (JA)

85. Togo-jinja Shrine

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The Tōgō Shrine was established in 1940 and dedicated to Gensui the Marquis Tōgō Heihachirō after his death. This shrine was destroyed by the Bombing of Tokyo, but was rebuilt in 1964. It is located in Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan.

Wikipedia: Tōgō Shrine (EN), Website

86. Katsushika City Museum

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Katsushika City Museum

Katsushika-ku Museum of Folklore and Astronomy is a museum located in Shiratori 3-chome, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo. It opened in July 1991. It is operated by Katsushika Ward. It has six departments: History, Folklore, Archaeology, Buried Cultural Properties, Cultural Properties, and Astronomy. He presides over local history forums inviting experts and writes and publishes books on local history.

Wikipedia: 葛飾区郷土と天文の博物館 (JA)

87. Haneda Shrine

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Haneda Shrine Aimaimyi / CC BY-SA 3.0

Haneda Shrine is a shrine of the Gion faith in Tokyo. It is the former shrine of the adjacent Jisei-in, and is the town guard of Haneda Village and Haneda Hunter Town, which corresponds to the current Hon-Haneda, Haneda, and Haneda Asahi Towns. The former name is Yakumo Shrine and Ushizu Tennosha.

Wikipedia: 羽田神社 (JA), Website

88. Honjo Matsuzaka-cho Town Park

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Honjo Matsuzakacho Park is a municipal park located in Ryogoku, Sumida-ku, Tokyo. There was a mansion where Yoshio Kira lived after retiring from Takaya Liver Roast. It is the site of the "Kira Mansion Raid" (Genroku Ako Incident), where more than 20 people, including Yoshio Kira, were killed by the Ako Ronin. Honjo Matsuzaka-cho is the former name of this area.

Wikipedia: 本所松坂町公園 (JA)

89. Ana Hachiman Shrine

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Anahachimangu Shrine is a shrine located in the urban area of Nishi-Waseda 2-chome, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo. In addition to sealing the crab, it is said to be beneficial for business prosperity, career advancement, and good luck. The former name is Takada Hachimangu.

Wikipedia: 穴八幡宮 (JA), Website, Mapillary

90. Hoshoji

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Hoshoji Temple is a temple of the Koyasan Shingon sect in Nishi-Waseda 2-chome, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo. The name of the mountain is Koshozan. The main shrine is the Bodhisattva Seikanseon, which is No. 15 of the 33 Kannon Shrines in Edo and No. 30 of the 88 places in Gofu.

Wikipedia: 放生寺 (新宿区) (JA)

91. 武蔵國府八幡宮

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武蔵國府八幡宮

Musashi Kokufu Hachimangu is a shrine located in Hachiman-cho, Fuchu City, Tokyo. It is also called "Fuchu Hachiman Shrine" and "Rokusho Hachiman Shrine", and is also called simply "Hachiman Shrine" locally.

Wikipedia: 武蔵国府八幡宮 (JA)

92. Jindai Flower Park

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Jindai Flower Park

The Jindai Botanical Garden is at the edge of the Musashino plateau just above Jindaiji Temple in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan. It extends across 425,433 square meters, and each of its thirty areas features varieties of one kind of plant. Displays of ume, cherries, azalea, dogwood, peonies, roses, wisteria or other can be seen every month. In front of the temple below there is also a wetland annex for aquatic plants, where irises are cultivated.

Wikipedia: Jindai Botanical Garden (EN)

93. Japan Football Museum

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The Japan Football Museum is an exhibition facility and corporate museum that was once set up by the Japan Football Association in the Japan Football Association Building (JFA House) to commemorate the 2002 FIFA World Cup. It is operated by the Japan Football Association.

Wikipedia: 日本サッカーミュージアム (JA), Website

94. Fire Museum

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Fire Museum

The Fire Museum is a museum that exhibits materials on the history and activities of the Tokyo Fire Department in Yotsuya, Shinjuku -ku, Tokyo. It is attached to the Yotsuya Fire Station. Opened on December 3, 1992. The mascot character is "Fire -kun". Also called the Tokyo Fire and Disaster Management Division and Disaster Prevention Material Center.

Wikipedia: 消防博物館 (JA), Website

95. Tokyo Dome City Attractions

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Tokyo Dome City Attractions is an amusement park located next to the Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan, and forms a part of the Tokyo Dome City entertainment complex. It opened in 1958, and was formerly known as Korakuen Amusement Park until April 2003. It was one of the most popular amusement parks in Tokyo. Rides include the Big O Ferris wheel and Thunder Dolphin roller coaster.

Wikipedia: Tokyo Dome City Attractions (EN)

96. 府中の森芸術劇場

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The Fuchu Forest Arts Theater is a public facility in Fuchu City, Tokyo, with a multipurpose hall, event venue, and practice room. Due to renovations and equipment work in the building, it is scheduled to be closed from April 2024 to April 2025.

Wikipedia: 府中の森芸術劇場 (JA), Website

97. Shinjuku Chuo Park

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Shinjuku Chuo Park

Shinjuku Central Park or Shinjuku Chūō Park is a park in western Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The park is bordered by Honnnan Dori and Kita Dori to the north, Junisha Dori to the west, Suido Dori or Minami Dori to the south, and Koen Dori to the east. The park is located directly in front of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, and is surrounded by some of Tokyo's tallest buildings including the Hyatt Regency Tokyo, the Park Hyatt, and other hotels and office buildings.

Wikipedia: Shinjuku Central Park (EN)

98. National Archives of Japan

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National Archives of Japan

The Independent Administrative Institution National Archives of Japan preserve Japanese government documents and historical records and make them available to the public. Although Japan's reverence for its unique history and art is well documented and illustrated by collections of art and documents, there is almost no archivist tradition. Before the creation of the National Archives, there was a scarcity of available public documents which preserve "grey-area" records, such as internal sources to show a process which informs the formation of a specific policy or the proceedings of various committee meetings.

Wikipedia: National Archives of Japan (EN)

99. Tozen-ji

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Tōzen-ji (東禅寺), is a Buddhist temple located in Takanawa, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The temple belongs to the Myōshin-ji branch of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen. One of the four great Zen temples of Edo, it is best known in history as the location of the first British legation in Japan during the Bakumatsu period and the site of a number of incidents against foreigners by pro-sonnō jōi samurai. The temple's precincts were designated a National Historic Site in 2010.

Wikipedia: Tōzen-ji (EN)

100. Mt. Sengen

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Mt. Asama is a mountain with an altitude of 79.6 m in Fuchu City, Tokyo. It was used by the Army, but was dismissed after the Pacific War and opened as Tokyo Metropolitan Asamayama Park on June 1, 1970.

Wikipedia: 浅間山 (東京都) (JA)

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